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New York Times, Thursday, October 31, 2002

Author:
Dave and Diane Epperson
Editor:
Will Shortz
16-Across : Pilot's setting, perhaps
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Dave Epperson
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
512/13/199910/31/20025
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
0300200
ScrabDebutFresh
1.541123%
Diane Epperson

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQZ} Spans: 1 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 5 for Mr. Epperson. This is puzzle # 5 for Ms. Epperson. Thursday freshness: 6%
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© 2002, The New York Times10/31/2 ( No. 19,350 )
Across
1
Representatives from farm states, e.g. : BLOC
5
Belafonte or Lewis : SHARI
10
Not handle gently : MASH
14
Medical symptom : RASH
15
Hercules : HEMAN
16
Pilot's setting, perhaps : AUTO
17
Madonna's "La ___ Bonita" : ISLA
18
Go in circles : ORBIT
19
Peculiar: Prefix : IDIO
20
Author who'll never make a name for himself : GHOSTWRITER
23
Publicity, slangily : INK
24
Can opener : TAB
25
Aeschylus' "Oresteia," e.g. : TRILOGY
27
DNA source : GENEPOOL
32
TV's Science Guy : NYE
33
Get rid of : AXE
34
Yours, in Tours : ATOI
36
Slugger's opportunity : ATBAT
40
Smithsonian attraction : SPIRITOFSTLOUIS
44
Kind of opposite : POLAR
45
Hoosegow : STIR
46
Nutritionist's fig. : RDA
47
In honor of : FOR
49
Cineplex feature : SNACKBAR
52
One who loves a good bouquet : VINTNER
56
"You don't mean me?!" : MOI
57
___ flash : INA
58
Pugilist in training : SHADOWBOXER
64
Vexes : BUGS
66
Province abutting Madrid : AVILA
67
Alluring : SEXY
68
Morales of "La Bamba" : ESAI
69
Destitute : NEEDY
70
It may be slapped : KNEE
71
Fixes : SETS
72
Bonds : GLUES
73
Get smart : SASS
Down
1
Punishment for a sailor, maybe : BRIG
2
Punishment for a sailor, maybe : LASH
3
Northern capital : OSLO
4
Innocent : CHASTE
5
Exhibitionist : SHOWBOAT
6
Frau's mate : HERR
7
Prefix with sexual : AMBI
8
Singer Bonnie : RAITT
9
Apprentice : INTERN
10
When Labor Day is celebrated in France : MAI
11
Part of a TV feed : AUDIO
12
Kind of operation : STING
13
Play ___ : HOOKY
21
Draft outlet : TAP
22
Money of Qatar : RIYAL
26
"My So-Called Life" actor Jared : LETO
27
Show shock : GASP
28
Fair : EXPO
29
Playwright Simon : NEIL
30
Part of the Winnebago nation : OTOS
31
Church galleries : LOFTS
35
"The doctor ___" : ISIN
37
Outlying district, for short : BURB
38
2000 Broadway hit : AIDA
39
Peter, e.g. : TSAR
41
Slew : RAFT
42
Fetters : IRONS
43
Peak-to-peak transports : TRAMWAYS
48
Move, as a picture : REHANG
50
Inner ear? : COB
51
Selling points? : KIOSKS
52
Feelings : VIBES
53
Occupied : INUSE
54
Needle : NAGAT
55
"Bolero" composer : RAVEL
59
"Mon ___!" : DIEU
60
Start of some inn names : OLDE
61
TV's warrior princess : XENA
62
Group for Liz Taylor : EXES
63
Some bar supplies : RYES
65
Family girl : SIS

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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